impressive

Definition

  • adjective: deserving attention, admiration, or respect
  • adjective: making or tending to make a marked 'impression'
  • synonyms: effective, speaking, powerful

Examples

  • He has an 'impressive' vocabulary for a 10-year-old.

  • a large and 'impressive' [='imposing'] building

  • Her first performance was very 'impressive'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) l'd like to present... - Count Almssy. - Hello. Geoffrey gave me your monograph and l wss reading up in the desert. - Very impressive. - Thank you. l wanted to meet the man who could write a long paper with so few adjectives. Well, a thing is still a thing no matter what you place in front of it. (..)
    1996 The English Patient